DHAKA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – At least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Bangladesh Army said on Saturday.
Bangladesh holds just 0.01% of global potato market
The thriving global potato industry is currently valued at approximately $120 billion, but an agriculture-based country like Bangladesh holds less than 0.01 percent share in the international market, …
Bangladesh holds high-level consultation to shape climate finance strategy
Dec. 12 — level consultation was held in Dhaka on Wednesday to advance Bangladesh’s upcoming Climate Finance Strategy.
VEON’s Banglalink Receives Regulatory Approval to Launch Digital Payment Services to Advance Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh
Dubai and Dhaka, December 11, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), today announces that Banglalink, its digital …
VEON’s Banglalink Receives Regulatory Approval to Launch Digital Payment Services to Advance Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh
Dubai and Dhaka, December 11, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), today announces that Banglalink, its digital …
StanChart, BRAC University train next-gen financial crime experts
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and BRAC University celebrated the success of their Financial Crime and Compliance (FCC) certification programme, an initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s …
StanChart, BRAC University train next-gen financial crime experts
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and BRAC University celebrated the success of their Financial Crime and Compliance (FCC) certification programme, an initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s …
Veon’s digital operator in Bangladesh receives regulatory approval
Veon (VEON) announced that Banglalink, its digital operator in Bangladesh, has received the permission of Bangladesh Bank to operate as a payment service provider. As a payment services provider, …
Exclusive – Bangladesh president, feeling ‘humiliated’, wants to step down halfway through term
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term after February’s parliamentary election, telling Reuters he has felt humiliated by the interim …
Bangladesh’s first satellite posts maiden profit after six years in orbit
Launched in 2018 with big expectations but years of red ink, the country’s first satellite, Bangladesh Satellite-1, posted its maiden profit in FY2024–25, and it did so by using only half of its …